Will You Be My Friend

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The three Roche sisters, Maggie, Suzzy, and Terre, have made one of the most enduring kids' records in a long time that speaks as easily to kids as it does to parents. Will You Be My Friend? is packed with melodic and inventive ditties that touch on meaningful subjects ranging from doing the laundry and facing disappointment to befriending the friendless (told as a story about a toad and turtles). The downright playful tune "Uncle Dave" sounds like an early American folk song plunked out by a fledgling kids' band (when was the last time you heard a couplet that rhymed "Brooklyn" with "good lookin'"!?!). The real prize here, among the many gems, is "Greetings," an imaginative look at our solar system told from the viewpoint of someone living on Mercury (which makes us the "aliens"). There hasn't been a space song this cosmically compelling since the Monty Python troupe sang "The Galaxy/Lighten Up." --Martin Keller

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Will You Be My Friend?
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Second purchase!
  • Better than Barney!!
  • A Rare Pleasure
  • Awesome kids album that is adult friendly
 Will You Be My Friend?
The Roches
Manufacturer: Liquid 8
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000089CJB
Release Date: 2003-02-25

Tracks:

  1. Do The Boodanee
  2. Disappointed
  3. Will You Be My Friend?
  4. Rover
  5. Uncle Dave
  6. The Laundry
  7. Postcard
  8. When Kids Are Mean
  9. My New Bicycle
  10. Here We Go
  11. Little Bitty Betty
  12. Lovey
  13. Goodnight

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Second purchase!.......2005-07-21

Owned the tape and wore it out! Even my 14 year old (Who relates to "Disappointed" and "When Kids are Mean") can't wait for it to arrive. FUN!! Dance with your kids!! You should see us singing (with hand motions!) in the car to "Uncle Dave Misbehaves" You won't regret the purchase.

5 out of 5 stars Better than Barney!!.......2003-12-22

I am back to re-buy this CD after too numerous loan outs to friends who were going bonkers listening to Barney tapes and CDs in their minivans. My daughters (5 and 3) really jam to this, and I sing the Laundry Song in my head whenever I tackle that particular chore-- the song makes me smile; laundry does not. You can turn this up on long roadtrips (and even enjoy singing with it over and over) with the kids and not have visions of purple dinosaurs dancing in you head later.

5 out of 5 stars A Rare Pleasure.......2003-12-18

How often do you play an album knowing that it will refulfill (if that is a word) your faith in the human race? If you own this album you probably know what I'm talking about. This is an album, not only to reconfirm your roots as a child, but to help you help yourself dream forward. Sorry for the dippy sounding review, but this album will send you back to where you need to be. And may help you sort your self out a bit if needed.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome kids album that is adult friendly.......2003-07-31

The rhthyms, tunes and words are great - even for the very young. Nothing is off color, but everything is very modern and relevant even to a young teen. We love this CD and play it often. THe first track is a great mover and shaker - GREAT. Other songs range from feeling left out, to things being unfair to feeling GREAT! It is a super album of great sounds.
DRG 25th Anniversary Show Stopping Performances
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great compilation
  • A disappointment
 DRG 25th Anniversary Show Stopping Performances

Manufacturer: Drg
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ASIN: B00005Q6IN
Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

  1. A Day In Hollywood A Night In Ukraine: Just Go To The Movies - Priscilla Lopez/David Garrison/Frank Lazarus/Stephen James/Peggy Hewett/Kate Draper
  2. Babes In Arms: I Wish I Were In Love Again - Christopher Fitzgerald Jessica Stone
  3. Pal Joey: Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - Patti LuPone
  4. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - KT Sullivan
  5. Nunsense: I Just Want To Be A Star - Christine Anderson
  6. Louisiana Purchase: Wild About You - Debbie Gravitte & New York Voices
  7. Oil City Symphony: Beaver Ball At The Bug Club - Mike Craver/Mark Hardwick/Debra Monk/Mary Murfitt
  8. Falsettoland: The Baseball Game - Michael Rupert/Chip Zien/Faith Prince/Janet Metz/Heather MacRae/Stephen Bogardus
  9. Very Good Eddie: Isn't It Great To Be Married? - Virginia Seidel/Spring Fairbank/Charles Repole/Nicholas Wyman
  10. The Fantasticks: A Perfect Time To Be In Love - Harvey Schmidt
  11. Call Me Madam: You're Just In Love - Tyne Daly/Lewis Cleale
  12. Taking My Turn: Fine For The Shape I'm In - Margaret Whiting/Marnie Nixon/Cissy Houston
  13. A Party With Betty Comden & Adolph Green: The French Lesson - Betty Comdon/Adolph Green
  14. The Madwoman Of Central Park: Better - Phyllis Newman
  15. Greenwillow: Never Will I Marry - Anthony Perkins
  16. Song Of Singapore: I Can't Remember - Loretta Swit & Company
  17. Tintypes: Elite Syncopation/I'm Goin' To Live Anyhow, 'Til I Die - Lynne Thigpen
  18. I Love My Wife: Someone Wonderful I Missed - Joanna Gleason/Ilene Graff
  19. The Good Companions: The Pleasure Of Your Company - Malcolm Rennie/Christopher Gable
  20. Forbidden Broadway 20th Anniversary: Liza One-Note - Christine Pedi
  21. Meet Me In St. Louis: The Trolley Song - Donna Kane & Ensemble

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  1. 4 Guys Named Jose...And Una Mujer Named Maria!: Feel It - Philip Anthony/Henry Gainza/Allen Hidalgo/Ricardo Puente
  2. Fame - The Musical: There She Goes!/Fame - Natasha Rennalls & Ensemble
  3. Do Re Mi: What's New At The Zoo? - Heather Headley/The Animal Girls
  4. High Society: Once Upon A Time/True Love - Melissa Errico/Daniel McDonald
  5. Tenderloin: Artificial Flowers - Patrick Wilson
  6. State Fair: Driving At Night/Our State Fair - Company
  7. Kiss Me, Kate: Were Thine That Special Face - Brian Stokes Mitchell
  8. Black And Blue: Black And Blue - Linda Hopkins/Ruth Brown/Carrie Smith
  9. The Green Bird: O Foolish Heart - Company
  10. Out Of This World: From This Moment On - Marin Mazzie/Gregg Edelman
  11. The Boys From Syracuse: This Can't Be Love - Davis Gaines/Sarah Berry
  12. Snoopy!!!: Poor Sweet Baby - Pamela Myers
  13. SeesawNobody Does It Like Me - Michele Lee
  14. March Of The Falsettos: I Never Wanted To Love You - Michael Rupert/Stephen Bogardus/Alison Fraser/Chip Zien/James Kushner
  15. Lunch: Perfectly Alone - Carol Burnett
  16. 3hree: Foolish Dreamin'/Something Beautiful/Real Enough To Change My Mind - Jessica Molaskey/Will Gartshore/Rachel Ulanet
  17. Lucky In The Rain: Love Me As If There Were No Tomorrow - Barbara Cook
  18. Godspell: All Good Gifts - Sal Sabella & Company
  19. The Act: Walking Papers - Liza Minnelli & Company

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great compilation.......2002-05-10

I don't actually own this particular compilation, however, since I own nearly every recording represented on these discs...I think I'm qualified to comment. This is a wonderful representation of the high quality of work that DRG Records does.
The previous review is way off the mark. This is definitely not a waste of time or money. This is 25 years of preserving Broadway shows, Off-Broadway shows, studio recordings (mostly from the city center concerts), etc. So what if they "aren't as good as the original", DRG is preserving many recordings and artists that other mainstream labels don't or won't. You have wonderful recordings from Brian Stokes Mitchell, Nathan Lane, Debbie Gravitte, Tyne Daly, Anthony Perkins, Joanna Gleason, Marin Mazzie, Carol Burnett, Heather Headley, Patti LuPone, Barbara Cook, etc., and many of these are from Original Cast Recordings just as they appeared on Broadway. This is an excellent sampler of the work going on at DRG. No...I'm not an employee...just an avid listener and collector of theatre recordings.

1 out of 5 stars A disappointment.......2001-12-15

There's a reason you've probably never heard of most of the songs and shows on this album, not to mention most of the artists. This is a second-rate collection of second-rate numbers performed by mostly second-rate artists. In the case of the shows that were revivals, the performances on the original cast recordings were better. Don't waste your money.
Puccini - Madam Butterfly / Cheryl Barker, PO, Yves Abel [in English]
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • A touching English Butterfly
 Puccini - Madam Butterfly / Cheryl Barker, PO, Yves Abel [in English]
Giacomo Puccini , Yves Abel , Cheryl Barker , Paul Charles Clarke , and Simon Birchall
Manufacturer: Chandos
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ASIN: B00005QF3K
Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

  1. Act I: Introduction - Cheryl Barker
  2. Act I: 'So The Walls And The Ceiling...' - Ann Taylor/Stuart Kale
  3. Act I: 'I Think Your Honour's Smiling' - Jean Rigby/Ann Taylor/Stuart Kale
  4. Act I: 'It Can't Be Much Further Now!' - Gregory Yurisich/Stuart Kale/Ann Taylor
  5. Act I: The Whole World Over - Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
  6. Act I: 'Fate Can't Crush Him' - Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
  7. Act I: 'Is The Bride Very Pretty?' - Gregory Yurisich/Stuart Kale/Ann Taylor
  8. Act I: 'True Love Or Fancy' - Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
  9. Act I: 'See Them! They're Climbing The Summit Of The Hill!' - Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker/Gregory Yurisich
  10. Act I: 'We Are Honoured' - Cheryl Barker/Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich/Stuart Kale
  11. Act I: 'The Imperial Commissioner' - Stuart Kale/Ann Taylor/Cheryl Barker/Simon Birchall
  12. Act I: 'Oh, Indeed, My Friend, You're Lucky!' - Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker
  13. Act I: 'Come, My Beloved' - Ann Taylor/Cheryl Barker/Stuart Kale
  14. Act I: 'My Fate I Have To Follow' - Cheryl Barker
  15. Act I: 'Silence! Silence!' - Stuart Kale/Roland Wood/Cheryl Barker
  16. Act I: 'Congratulations' - Roland Wood/Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich/Frances Brett/Clive Bayley/Stuart Kale
  17. Act I: 'Dearest, My Dearest, Weep No More' - Roland Wood/Ann Taylor/Jean Rigby
  18. Act I: 'Evening Is Falling...' - Roland Wood/Ann Taylor/Jean Rigby
  19. Act I: 'Child, From Whose Eyes The Witchery Is Shining' - Ann Taylor/Cheryl Barker
  20. Act I: 'Ah, Love Me A Little' - Cheryl Barker/Ann Taylor
  21. Act II Part I: 'Izaghi Izanami' - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
  22. Act II Part I: 'One Fine Day' - Cheryl Barker

Tracks:

  1. Act II Part I: 'Come, Let's Enter' - Stuart Kale/Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker
  2. Act II Part I: 'Yamadori, And Has your Unrequited Love Not Yet Released You? - Cheryl Barker/D'Arcy Bleiker/Gregory Yurisich/Stuart Kale
  3. Act II Part I: 'Now, At Last!' - Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker
  4. Act II Part I: 'Just Two Things I Could Do' - Cheryl Barker/Gregory Yurisich
  5. Act II Part I: 'This Child! This Child, Then!' - Cheryl Barker/Gregory Yurisich
  6. Act II Part I: 'Do You Know, My Darling' - Cheryl Barker
  7. Act II Part I: 'I Must Be Going' - Gregory Yurisich/Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby
  8. Act II Part I: 'Ah! Ah!' - Stuart Kale/Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
  9. Act II Part I: 'Look, It's A Man-of-war!' - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
  10. Act II Part I: Flower Duet: 'Shake The Cherry Tree' - Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby
  11. Act II Part I: Humming Chorus - Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
  12. Act II Part 2: Prelude - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
  13. Act II Part 2: Daybreak Over Nagasaki - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
  14. Act II Part 2: 'It's Morning' - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
  15. Act II Part 2: 'Who Is It?...' - Jean Rigby/Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
  16. Act II Part 2: 'I Know For Such Misfortune There Is No Consolation' - Gregory Yurisich/Jean Rigby/Ann Taylor
  17. Act II Part 2: 'Farewell, Oh Happy Home!' - Ann Taylor/Gregory Yurisich
  18. Act II Part 2: 'Then Will You Tell Her?' - Ann Taylor/Jean Rigby
  19. Act II Part 2: 'Suzuki, Where Are You?' - Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby
  20. Act II Part 2: 'You, Suzuki, You're Always So Faithful' - Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby
  21. Act II Part 2: 'Viper! I Want You To Answer' - Cheryl Barker/Jean Rigby/Gregory Yurisich/Ann Taylor
  22. Act II Part 2: 'Your Little Fluttering Heart Is Beating' - Jean Rigby/Cheryl Barker
  23. Act II Part 2: 'Death With Honour Is Better Than Life With Dishonour' - Cheryl Barker

Amazon.com

This performance, the only one available in English, is problematic. Best is Yves Abel's leadership of the orchestra, which sounds wonderful, imbuing Puccini's lush score with just the right exoticism and emphasis. But aside from Gregory Yurisch's fine Sharpless, the singers don't please. Paul Charles Clarke as Pinkerton is lacking stylistically and vocally, and as Butterfly, Cheryl Barker sounds under strain and never pretty. While she has the power and feeling for the big second-act climax (the sighting of the ship), she never for a moment sounds fragile or girlish, not even in the all-important early scenes. English or not, this set isn't in the running. Stick with Callas or Scotto in Italian, and follow the libretto. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars A touching English Butterfly.......2002-03-27

Anyone familiar with Cheryl Barker's Butterfly will be interested in hearing this recording. I have heard her in the role twice - in Auckland and London - and her voice has filled out as the years have gone on. She hasn't a large italianate soprano; the sound is too slender somehow. Yet there is the paradox - it has great carrying power and a decent cutting edge to make itself heard above the orchestral climaxes. What really impresses is the sense of vulnerability and moral strength she imparts, making sense of the big moments of the secong act. The sound in Act one is gorgeous (and a super D flat in theentrance aria) and she differentiates impressively between the child-bride and the embittered woman of the two acts.

She is surrounded by a mixed supporting cast. Jean Rigby is maternal, warm and affecting as Suzuki. Gregory Yurisich makes Sharpless' dilemma more understandable than usual, rather than being completely ineffectual. Paul Charles Clarke perhaps illustrates Pinkerton's arrogance with a degree of vocal swagger, but the sound is rough-hewn and unlovely save for some moments in the love duet. Stuart Kale's Goro is suitable ingratiating and oily.

Abel's conducting is the other chief draw of this set. That he has experience of the score in the theatre means that his pacing is really superb, and the lush orchestration is given its due, the potent intermezzo during the overnight vigil sounding suitably ominous.

This won't replace the classic Butterfly recordings, but in the absendce of any new ones recently, and for acceptable diction in an English version, it is certainly worth the (not very high) price. Recommended.
Haendel: Saul [Hybrid SACD]
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    		Haendel: Saul [Hybrid SACD]

    Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
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    ASIN: B000A169OK
    Release Date: 2006-01-10

    Tracks:

    1. Symphony: Allegro - Larghetto - Allegro - Andante Larghetto
    2. 1. Chorus: How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord
    3. 2. Air (Soprano): An Infant Raised By Thy Command - 3. Trio (Alto, Tenore, Basso): Along The Monster Atheist Strode
    4. 4. Soprano, Alto, Tenore, Basso: The Youth Inspired By Thee, O Lord - 5. Chorus: How Excellent Thy Name, O Lord
    5. 6. Recit & 7. Air (Michal): He Comes, He Comes! - O God-Like Youth! - 8. Recitative (Abner, Saul, David): Behold, O King, The Brave, Victorious Youth
    6. 9. Air (David): O King, Your Favours With Delight - 10. Recitative (Jonathan): Oh Early Piety!
    7. 11. Air (Merab): What Abject Thoughts A Prince Can Have! - 12. Recitative (Merab): Yet Think, On Whom This Honour You Bestow
    8. 13. Air (Jonathan): Birth And Fortune I Despise!
    9. 14. Recitative (High Priest): Go On, Illustrious Pair! - 15. Air (High Priest): While Yet Thy Tide Of Bood Runs High
    10. 16. Recitative (Saul, Merab): Thou, Merab, First In Birth, Be First In Honour - 17. Air (Merab): My Soul Rejects The Thought With Scorn - 18. Air (Michal): See, With What A Scornful Air - 19. Air (Michal): Ah, Lovely Youth, Wast Thou Designed
    11. 20. Symphony: Andante Allegro - 21. Recitative (Michal): Already See The Daughters Of The Land - 22. Chorus: Welcome, Welcome, Mighty King!
    12. 23. Accompagnato (Saul): What Do I Hear? - 24. Chorus: David His Ten Thousands Slew - 25. Accompagnato (Saul): To Him Ten Thousands - 26. Air (Saul): With Rage I Shall Start Burst His Praises To Hear
    13. 27. Recitative (Jonathan, Michal): Imprudent Women! - 28. Air (Michal): Fell Rage And Black Despair Possessed
    14. 29. Recitative (High Priest): This But The Smallest Part Of Harmony - 30. Accompagnato (High Priest): By Thee This Universal Frame
    15. 31. Recitative (Abner): Racked With Infernal Pains - 32. Air (David): O Lord, Whose Mercies Numberless
    16. 33. Symphony: Largo - 34. Recitative (Jonathan): 'Tis All In Vain, His Fury Still Continues
    17. 35. Air (Saul): A Serpent, In My Bosom Warmed - 36. Recitative (Saul): Has He Escaped My Rage?
    18. 37. Air (Merab): Capricious Man
    19. 38. Accompagnato (Jonathan): O Filial Piety! - 39. Air (Jonathan): No, Cruel Father, No!
    20. 40. Air (High Priest): O Lord, Whose Providence - 41. Chorus: Preserve Him For The Glory Of Thy Name
    21. 42. Chorus: Envy! Eldest Born Of Hell!
    22. 43. Recitative (Jonathan): Ah! Dearest Friend - 44. Air (Jonathan): But Sooner Jordan' Stream, I Swear
    23. 45. Recitative (David, Jonathan): Oh Strange Vicissitude! - 46. Air (David): Such Haughty Beauties Rather Move

    Tracks:

    1. 47. Recitative (Jonathan): My Father Comes - 48. Recitative (Saul, Jonathan): Hast Thou Obeyed My Orders
    2. 49. Air (Jonathan): Sin Not, O King, Against The Youth - 50. Air (Saul): As Great Jehovah Lives - 51. Air (Jonathan): From Cities Stormed, And Battles Won
    3. 52. Recitative (Jonathan, Saul): Appear, My Friend - 53. Air (David): Your Words, O King, My Loyal Heart - 54. Recitative (Saul): Yes, He Shall Wed My Daughter!
    4. 55. Recitative (Michal): A Father's Will Has Authorised My Love - 56. Duet (Michal, David): O Fairest Of Ten Thousand Fair - 57. Chorus: Is There A Man
    5. 58. Symphony: Largo - Allegro
    6. 59. Recitative (David): Thy Father Is As Cruel - 60. Duet (David, Michal): At Persecution I Can Laugh
    7. 61. Recitative (Michal, Doeg): Whom Dost Thou Seek - 62. Air (Michal): No, No Let The Guilty Tremble
    8. 63. Recitative (Merab): Mean As He Was, He Is My Brother Now - 64. Air (Merab): Author Of Peace, Who Canst Controul
    9. 65. Symphony: Allegro
    10. 66. Accompagnato (Saul): The Time At Length Is Come - 67. Recitative (Saul, Jonathan): Where Is The Son Of Jesse?
    11. 68. Chorus: Oh Fatal Consequence Of Rage
    12. 69. Accompagnato (Saul): Wretch That I Am - 70. Recit - Accompagnato (Saul): 'Tis Said, Here Lives A Woman
    13. 71. Recitative (With, Saul): With Me What Would'st Thou - 72. Air (Witch Of Endor): Infernal Spirits
    14. 73. Accompagnato (Samuel, Saul): Why Hast Thou Forced Me From The Realms Of Peace
    15. 74. Symphony: Allegro
    16. 75. Recitative (David, Amalekite): Whence Comest Thou? - 76. Air (David): Impious Wretch, Of Race Accurst!
    17. 77. March: Grave
    18. 78. Chorus: Mourn, Israel
    19. 79. Air (High Priest): Oh Let It Not In Gath Be Heard
    20. 80. Air (Merab): From This Unhappy Day
    21. 81. Air (David): Brave Jonathan His Bow Never Drew - 82. Chorus: Eagles Were Not So Swift As They
    22. 83. Air (Michal): In Sweetest Harmony They Lived! - 84. Solo (David And Chorus): O Fatal Day! - 85. Recitative (Abner): Ye Men Of Judah, Weep No More!
    23. 86. Chorus: Gird On Thy Sword, Thou Man Of Might
    Carmen (Sung in English)
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • English is an asset and a drawback
    • You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English
    • A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally!
    • I love Carmen!
    		 Carmen (Sung in English)
    Bizet , Bardon , Gavin , Plazas , Magee , and Parry
    Manufacturer: Chandos
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    ASIN: B00007JGRN
    Release Date: 2003-03-11

    Tracks:

    1. Prelude
    2. In The Plaza
    3. Just Look At That Delicious Morsel
    4. Here Come Our New Soldier Boys
    5. Jose! There Was A Girl Here Looking For You Just Now
    6. Off With You Old Soldier Boys
    7. Corporal! Sir!
    8. We Have Heard The Bell Summon Us To Meet Here
    9. Ah, Just Look!
    10. But Why Hasn't She Come, Our Carmencita?
    11. Love's A Bird Wild As Any Rebel
    12. Carmen! We Will Follow You High And Low!
    13. The Cheek Of It!
    14. Give Me News Of My Mother!
    15. Your Dear Mother And I Were Leaving Church This Morning
    16. I See My Mother's Face!
    17. Wait A Moment - I'm Going To Read The Letter
    18. Come And Help
    19. So, Corporal: Tell Me What Happened
    20. Well, Carmencita: What Do You Have To Say For Yourself?
    21. Where Are You Taking Me?
    22. There's An Old Bar In The City
    23. Careful - It's Lieutenant!
    24. Entr'acte
    25. From Far Away Mysterious Sounds
    26. Bravo, Bravo! More! Keep Dancing!
    27. Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
    28. Who's That? It's Escamillo, The Bullfighter From Granada
    29. Hurrah! Hurrah! The Torero!
    30. You're Most Kind
    31. We'll Come With You, Senor Torero
    32. Toreador, Be Ready!
    33. At Last! We Got Rid Of Them As Quickly As We Could
    34. There's A Little Job That We're Starting!
    35. Being In Love Is Not A Reason

    Tracks:

    1. To Bid You Welcome To Our Bar
    2. La La La La La La La La...
    3. Back To Camp!... Go At Once!
    4. That Flow'r You Threw To Me I Treasured
    5. No, It's Not Love At All!
    6. Hello! Carmen!
    7. Lieutenant Fair, It's True
    8. The Sky Above The Open Road
    9. Entr'acte
    10. Keep Going, Dear Old Friend, Kep Going!
    11. Right! Let's Stop For A While
    12. Shuffle! Cut Them!
    13. In Vain You Would Avoid The Bitter Things They're Saying
    14. You're Back!
    15. As For That Man, It Should Be Easy!
    16. Is This The Place?
    17. I Say That There's Nothing To Fear
    18. It's Him! I'm Sure It's Him Over There!
    19. Escamillo Is My Name, And I Come From Granada
    20. She Had A Lover Here
    21. Hola! Hola! Jose!
    22. You Should Take Care, Carmen
    23. Alas! Jose, Your Mother Is Ill
    24. Entr'acte
    25. A Few Cuartos! A Few Cuartos!
    26. Here They Come! Here They Come!
    27. If You Love Me, Carmen
    28. It's You! It's Me!
    29. Viva! Viva! What A Corrida!

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars English is an asset and a drawback.......2004-07-20

    The best thing about this recording of Carmen is the libretto. Conductor David Parry penned this facile and dramatic English translation. He avoids the pitfalls of literal translation to achieve an idiomatic flow that matches the rhythm of the original lyrics. I use this as a reference libretto for any of the French Carmens.

    Unfortunately, the performance suffers from being sung in English. The singers declaim their parts with such proper British diction that Carmen comes across as a school marm. The spoken dialog is delivered beat for deliberate beat and is dripping with reverb. It makes the plaza, tavern and mountain pass all sound like a sewer pipe.

    This is a good first Carmen for someone trying to understand the work. The libretto itself is a good investment for further listening. For an enjoyable performance with an emphasis on character and action, I recommend Regina Resnik on the London Double Decker set.

    5 out of 5 stars You Will Love Opera After Hearing Carmen In English.......2004-02-09

    What a perfect introduction to opera. This newly released recording will surely get you hooked into opera. Carmen, a French opera by Georges Bizet, is the most recognizable and most popular in the opera world. It's famous melodies- the overture, the Habanera, The Toreador Song have all been featured in everything from cellular phone ring tones to Superbowl Commercial (last year's Superbowl with The "Opera In English" label has been making Italian operas into English for a number of years now. Also on the market are Verdi's La Traviata in English (with soprano Valerie Masterson as Violetta) Handel's Julius Caesar with Janet Baker and even Wagner's epic Ring Of The Nibeling sung in English. This is a terrific recording and I highly recommend it if you want to get into opera. Listen to this version first and then try the real, original French version Bizet had written. Patricia Bardon is sensational, sexy and dramatic as Carmen.

    The real strength of this version is the dynamic drama. With the advantage of being sung in English, we get better insight on characters' emotions and motives, and we understand the drama a lot better. Carmen is all about great drama. Bizet drew the plot from the French writer Prosper Merimee's dark short story. Carmen is the ultimate femme fatale- a devil-may-care, sexy Gypsy living in Spain, seduces the conservatively raised soldier Don Jose, stealing him away from his fiancee, the passive Micaela, living a life of underground smuggling and rowdy taverns. "Habanera" and "The Gypsy Song and Dance" are very expressive of Carmen's extraordinarily liberal lifestyle. Don Jose, however, has fallen deeply in love- as he shows us in his song/aria "The Flower Song". But Carmen soon becomes tired of his constancy. Don Jose wants a committed, monogamous relationship with Carmen. But Carmen will not submit to love, since she is first and foremost a carnal creature. Eventually, she falls for the handsome Toreador Escamillo. Don Jose, consumed by jealousy, stabs Carmen at a bullfight after Carmen declares her love for Escamillo and rejects Don Jose's love. Don Jose's crazed, obscessive personality shines through in the English version as well. This tragedy has been done in English before so don't think this is the first time. Back in the 50's, there was a film, starring black actors "Carmen Jones" which was treated the same way as this opera- more like an English Broadway musical and with the dubbed singing voice of Marilyn Horne as Carmen. All in all, this recording is excellent.

    5 out of 5 stars A wholly credible "Carmen" -- finally!.......2003-09-17

    This recording really sells "Carmen" as a drama. Although I have two other recordings of this opera and have seen it performed several times, it never quite worked for me dramatically. But thanks to the fine performances, conducting, and translation here, I've become a "Carmen" convert. Producing a good English-language performance of a foreign opera, especially a warhorse like "Carmen," is much more difficult than it might appear. You need performers who not only can sing the parts (of course) but also can sing *English* and make it halfway intelligible and make it sound like English and make it dramatically convincing to English-speakers. The singers on this recording do an excellent job all around. Don't be put off if you don't recognize their names -- they are up to the task musically and (especially) in their acting. Admittedly, as with *all* English-language recordings, some passages are very hard to understand without reading along, but most of the time the words are clear and effective. I would recommend this recording to any opera beginner or opera lover, even those who normally turn up their noses at performances in translation.

    4 out of 5 stars I love Carmen!.......2003-08-15

    I do. I can think of no other opera with more melodic inventiveness, and few others with so sure a dramatic pulse. Carmen is popular and it thrills me to say that it is also a very good opera - not always true of popular things.

    And what of this recording? Carmen sits well in English, so it is good to hear in translation, although some of the detais in the text jar. Escamillo refers to Jose as "my dear", which sounds rather peculiar, and the guide's line to Micaela: "it's not exactly inviting, is it?" sounds distinctly Middle England rather than Rural Spain. Some of the performers, not least Carmen herself, make the words work, although there are long tracts, especially with the chorus, where the language is distinctly indistinct.

    The soloists are, by and large, strong. Patricia Bardon's deep, Handel-friendly voice adapts well to Carmen and she colours the music with phenomenal detail, sounding sexy and provocative from the start with an edge of pride and anger that emerges as the show goes on. She is out of her depth above the stave, though, and some extra top notes in the second act don't show her off to her best advantage. I have previously said that Julian Gavin is poorly served by recordings, though here he sounds much more even and gives a thrilling and musical performance (but his wooden spoken lines let him down). Mary Plazas is a lovely Micaela, rich-voiced and sincere (and word-perfect), but Garry Magee sounds miscast as Escamillo, lacking the ballast at the bottom of the voice to do justice to this tricky role.

    The supporting cast is good (Mary Hegarty seems to do nothing but Frasquita these days!) but the really treasurable thing is the conducting. Stepping out of Italian Ottocento, David Parry turns his hand to this French Comedie with an appropriate lightness of touch. His pacing and handling of the set pieces is exemplary and the enrtractes go with a real swing.

    A pleasure, then, for the Carmen naive or a novelty for the Carmen-acquainted. I nearly wrote Carmen-weary - but I don't think it's possible.
    Will You Be My Friend?
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • A fantastic album for the whole family
    • Wonderful Songs Parents Can Enjoy!
    • A kids CD for kids of any age
    • If Mozart Makes 'Em Smart, So Will The Roches...
    • Catchy songs & gorgeous harmonies
    		 Will You Be My Friend?
    The Roches
    Manufacturer: Baby Boom Music
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000008NF7
    Release Date: 1994-06-28

    Tracks:

    1. Do The Boodanee
    2. Disappointed
    3. Will You Be My Friend?
    4. Rover
    5. Uncle Dave
    6. The Laundry
    7. Postcard
    8. When Kids Are Mean
    9. My New Bicycle
    10. Here We Go
    11. Little Bitty Betty
    12. Lovey
    13. Goodnight

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    The three Roche sisters, Maggie, Suzzy, and Terre, have made one of the most enduring kids' records in a long time that speaks as easily to kids as it does to parents. Will You Be My Friend? is packed with melodic and inventive ditties that touch on meaningful subjects ranging from doing the laundry and facing disappointment to befriending the friendless (told as a story about a toad and turtles). The downright playful tune "Uncle Dave" sounds like an early American folk song plunked out by a fledgling kids' band (when was the last time you heard a couplet that rhymed "Brooklyn" with "good lookin'"!?!). The real prize here, among the many gems, is "Greetings," an imaginative look at our solar system told from the viewpoint of someone living on Mercury (which makes us the "aliens"). There hasn't been a space song this cosmically compelling since the Monty Python troupe sang "The Galaxy/Lighten Up." --Martin Keller

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars A fantastic album for the whole family.......2002-09-04

    Six months ago, I was driving my family to the airport in my sister-in-law's minivan, and my nine-month-old baby girl was getting extremely fussy. My sister-in-law popped in Will You Be My Friend, citing it as her family's favorite, and the tape she used to make it through four children's worth of family car trips.
    The tape was at the beginning of My New Bycicle, and when it kicked in, it took all of ten seconds for my daughter to stop crying. She became peacefully transfixed by the music; you could see her listening closely to it, it was very cute.

    My wife and I bought the tape for our own car, and it has never failed us. If our daughter gets car cranky, we just pop this album in, and everyone is happy. The soothing harmonies help my daughter relax and endure being strapped into a carseat, while the strength of the songwriting appeals to my wife an I as music lovers.

    I wouldn't give five stars to a childrens' ablum that only my child liked--those are the ones that torture parents. We've given this album to many friends with babies and toddlers, and all have reported similar success and satisfaction.

    This adult-friendly childrens' ablum belongs in every family's music collection.

    5 out of 5 stars Wonderful Songs Parents Can Enjoy!.......2002-02-08

    Great music! My toddlers love the songs now and since they keep my interest, I think they will be a favorite well beyond most of our kids music collection. Try also "Sky Blue Catfish" by the affiliated group 'Music Workshop for Kids'.

    4 out of 5 stars A kids CD for kids of any age.......2002-01-24

    Bought this CD when our daughter was just a few months old--now she's past 4 years and loves listening to these ladies. Nice variety of fast and slow tunes (Mom's personal favorite is "The Laundry"), all with friendly lyrics and interesting themes.

    5 out of 5 stars If Mozart Makes 'Em Smart, So Will The Roches..........2001-05-01

    As a professional musician and music teacher I am convinced that the harmonies of the Roches can expand a child's ability to make music. While all of the Roches' work is GOOD for the ear, this one has children's themes that make them extra appealing. My 5 1/2 year-old has grown up with this CD and my 5 month old loves it already. HEARING THESE HARMONIES IS GOOD FOR YOUR CHILDREN. The gentle female voices also are appealing to little ones who are used to hearing momma's voice. I will continue listening to this one long after my boys are grown.

    5 out of 5 stars Catchy songs & gorgeous harmonies.......2000-08-16

    Our kids (3 & 6) as well as their parents (!) never get tired of this CD. Listen closely for all of the little phrases/comments you hear in the background of some of the songs - they are a riot! This is absolutely our favorite kids CD - there isn't even a close second.
    Best of Broadway: The Music of the Night
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      		Best of Broadway: The Music of the Night

      Manufacturer: Reader's Digest
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      ASIN: B00006314E
      Release Date: 2002-03-12

      Tracks:

      1. The Phantom Of The Opera: The Music Of The Night
      2. Fiddler On The Roof: Medley: Sunrise, Sunset / If I Were A Rich Man / Matchmaker, Matchmaker
      3. The Gay Divorce: Night And Day - The Romantic Strings Orchestra
      4. Very Warm For May: All The Things You Are - The Romantic Strings Orchestra
      5. Lady, Be Good: The Man I Love - The Romantic Strings Orchestra
      6. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend - Rita Williams
      7. My Fair Lady: The Rain In Spain
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      Greatest Voices of Bolshoi
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        		Greatest Voices of Bolshoi

        Manufacturer: Melodiya
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        Release Date: 1996-11-12

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